American professional football season
The 2020 St. Louis BattleHawks season was the first season for the St. Louis BattleHawks as a professional American football franchise . They played as charter members of the XFL , one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2020 season . The BattleHawks played their home games at The Dome at America's Center and were led by head coach Jonathan Hayes .
Their inaugural season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the XFL officially suspended operations for the remainder of the season on March 20, 2020.[1]
Standings [ ]
Schedule [ ]
All times Central
[3]
Final roster [ ]
2020 St. Louis BattleHawks final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
57 active, 8 inactive
Game summaries [ ]
Week 1: at Dallas Renegades [ ]
Game information
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
DAL – Austin MacGinnis 32-yard field goal, 9:46. Renegades 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 5:37.
STL – Keith Ford 16-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 1:26. BattleHawks 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 3:20.
DAL – Austin MacGinnis 42-yard field goal, 0:08. Tied 6–6. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:17.
Third quarter
DAL – Austin MacGinnis 23-yard field goal, 5:57. Renegades 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 61, 4:43.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2: at Houston Roughnecks [ ]
Week 2 — St. Louis at Houston
1
2
3 4 Total
BattleHawks
6
0
12 6 24
Roughnecks
9
12
0 7 28
at TDECU Stadium , Houston, Texas
Date : Sunday, February 16Game time : 5:00 p.m. CST Game weather : Partly cloudy • Temperature : 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind : SSE 6 mphGame attendance : 17,103Referee : Jeff Heaser[5] TV announcers (Fox Sports 1 ) : Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
HOU – Sergio Castillo 44-yard field goal, 11:06. Roughnecks 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 3:59.
STL – Matt Jones 25-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt. failed), 6:30. BattleHawks 6–3. Drive: 9 yards, 71 yards, 4:40.
HOU – Cam Phillips 7-yard pass from Phillip Walker (2-pt. failed), 3:21. Roughnecks 9–6. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:07.
Second quarter
HOU – 1-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 9:57. Roughnecks 15–6. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05.
HOU – Cam Phillips 9-yard pass from Phillip Walker (1-pt. failed), Roughnecks 21–6, 1:59. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:30.
Third quarter
STL – De'Mornay Pierson-El 1-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt. failed), 9:00. Roughnecks 21–12. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:04.
STL – Jordan Ta'amu 4-yard rush (1-pt. failed), 1:34. Roughnecks 21–18. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:18.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Cam Phillips 2-yard pass to Phillip Walker (1-pt. good), 9:36. Roughnecks 28–18. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:59.
STL – L'Damian Washington 36-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (1-pt. failed), 1:50. Roughnecks 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:45.
Top passers
STL – Jordan Ta'amu – 30/37, 284 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
HOU – Phillip Walker – 20/31, 170 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
STL – Matt Jones – 16 carries, 44 yards
HOU – – 7 carries, 28 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
Week 3: New York Guardians [ ]
Week 3 — New York at St. Louis
1
2
3 4 Total
Guardians
0
3
0 6 9
BattleHawks
6
17
3 3 29
at The Dome at America's Center , St. Louis, Missouri
Date : Saturday, February 22Game time : 2:00 p.m. CST Game weather : N/A (Indoor)Game attendance : 29,554Referee : Brandon Cruse[6] TV announcers (ESPN ) : Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Pat McAfee (field analyst)
Game information
First quarter
STL – Christine Michael 14-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 13:17. BattleHawks 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:49.
Second quarter
NY – Matt McCrane 53-yard field goal, 12:31. BattleHawks 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:51.
STL – Joe Powell 84-yard kickoff return (2-pt. failed), 12:24. BattleHawks 12–3.
STL – Taylor Russolino 39-yard field goal, 4:29. BattleHawks 15–3. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 5:10.
STL – Matt Jones 1-yard rush (2-pt. good), 1:12. BattleHawks 23–3. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 0:57.
Third quarter
STL – Taylor Russolino 58-yard field goal, 10:03. BattleHawks 26–3. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:04.
Fourth quarter
NY – Austin Duke 8-yard pass from Luis Perez (3-pt. failed), 6:19. BattleHawks 26–9. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:17.
STL – Taylor Russolino 36-yard field goal, 0:51. BattleHawks 29–9. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 5:26.
Top passers
Top rushers
NY – – 9 carries, 50 yards
STL – Matt Jones – 15 carries, 95 yards, TD
Top receivers
Week 4: Seattle Dragons [ ]
Week 4 — Seattle at St. Louis
1
2
3 4 Total
Dragons
0
3
7 6 16
BattleHawks
11
6
3 3 23
at The Dome at America's Center , St. Louis, Missouri
Date : Saturday, February 29Game time : 2:00 p.m. CST Game weather : N/A (Indoor)Game attendance : 27,527Referee : Reggie Smith[7] TV announcers (Fox ) : Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Brock Huard (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Ernesto Lacayo 41-yard field goal, 13:31. BattleHawks 11–3. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:39.
STL – Keith Ford 13-yard rush (2-pt. failed), 2:00. BattleHawks 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 7:05.
Third quarter
SEA – Kenneth Farrow 1-yard rush (1-pt. good), 8:04. BattleHawks 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:28.
STL – Taylor Russolino 38-yard field goal, 1:05. BattleHawks 20–10. Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 6:59.
Fourth quarter
SEA – Evan Rodriguez 10-yard pass from B. J. Daniels (3-pt. failed), 13:18. BattleHawks 20–16.
STL – Taylor Russolino 25-yard field goal, 8:14. BattleHawks 23–16. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:04.
Top passers
Top rushers
SEA – B. J. Daniels – 7 carries, 84 yards
STL – Jordan Ta'amu – 16 carries, 63 yards
Top receivers
Week 5: at DC Defenders [ ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
References [ ]
^ "A THANK YOU TO OUR FANS" . Retrieved March 23, 2020 .
^ a b "XFL Standings" . XFL.com . February 9, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
^ "XFL 2020 Schedule Released, First Game Dragons @ Defenders" . Retrieved October 22, 2019 .
^ Filipe, Cameron (February 6, 2020). "XFL Week 1 referee assignments" . Football Zebras . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
^ Filipe, Cameron (February 13, 2020). "XFL Week 2 referee assignments" . Football Zebras . Retrieved February 15, 2020 .
^ Filipe, Cameron (February 20, 2020). "XFL Week 3 referee assignments" . Football Zebras . Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
^ Filipe, Cameron (February 27, 2020). "XFL Week 4 referee assignments" . Football Zebras . Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
^ Filipe, Cameron (March 5, 2020). "XFL Week 5 referee assignments" . Football Zebras . Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
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